A power processing system is required to convert electrical energy from one voltage, current, or frequency to another with, ideally, 100-percent efficiency, together with adjustability of the conversion ratio. The allowable elements are switches, capacitors, and magnetic devices. Essential to the design is a knowledge of the transfer functions, and since the switching converter is nonlinear, a ...

External fixation for the purpose of bony realignment has been in practice since the early 1900s and is widely used today. External fixators are primarily used for trauma but may also be used for deformity correction and arthrodesis, among other applications. The advantages of external fixation over open reduction and internal fixation and intramedullary nailing include simplicity of applicatio...

A Raman scattering enhancement factor up to 4.2 normalized with pure silicon has been achieved by applying the electron beam lithography (EBL) technique to build silicon nanostructure array. Several mechanisms are adopted to explain and discuss the enhancement phenomenon . Through the improvement on the adjustability, uniformity, and stability of the structures, it is expected that a more robus...

BACKGROUND Adjustable gene expression is crucial in a number of applications such as de- or transdifferentiation of cell phenotypes, tissue engineering, various production processes as well as gene-therapy initiatives. Viral vectors, based on the Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) type 2, have emerged as one of the most promising types of vectors for therapeutic applications due to excellent transduc...

PURPOSE To determine the usefulness of slow-releasing paclitaxelin polytetrafluoroethylene/polylactide-co-glycolide (PTFE/PLGA) laminate for delayed adjustable strabismus surgery. METHODS A prospective, masked-observer, controlled study was performed in 25 rabbits. Fifty rabbit eyes were divided randomly into three groups. After recession of the superior rectus muscle (SRM), a PTFE/PLGA lamin...

As an important research direction of the energy system, integrated system a park plays role in field optimization and sustainable economic operation. In this study, low-carbon optimal operation model industrial is proposed, considering controllable flexible load response. First, typical structure each subsystem are introduced; then, under premise that electrical thermal loads can be used for a...

PURPOSE To determine the usefulness of slow-releasing tranilast in polytetrafluoroethylene/polylactide-co-glycolide (PTFE/PLGA) laminate for delayed adjustable strabismus surgery. METHODS A prospective, masked-observer, controlled study was performed in 25 rabbits. Fifty rabbit eyes were divided randomly into three groups. After a recession of the superior rectus muscle (SRM), a PTFE/PLGA lam...